Getting rid of tile.. What should I mix with my Engineered Wood?

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I am having the HARDEST time ever figuring out what to do about my first floor. I want to replace the flooring in my entire house with LVP but it would be 20K which is way above budget. So, I am trying to eliminate some of the bigger costs which include ripping up the engineered hardwood in my home. I can do one of the 3 options:

1. Replace all flooring in main areas (living, utility, kitchen, foyer, hall, and nook) but WHAT COLOR and Material? I want a lighter floor ideally and i'm not sure how to pick something that will look good with my wood stairs. One of the pics in the collage has the sample that I like for reference (looks greyish tan)

2. I can pay to stain my stairs to match or at least coordinate with my new flooring (going to cost MUCH more)

3. I can keep the engineered hardwood and find something that will go well with it (any suggestions on what could match... see photos)

Ugh, this is so stressful and I have no idea what I am doing. What lighter color schemes would look okay? Or what flooring in general would pair best with my stairs and the engineered wood?

I don't want to regret what I get and ideally I'd like to stay around or even under 10K to save money for painting and furniture. To cut costs I'm also going to leave the master bedroom alone. I'll still replace all carpet in the home but that's only 3K. The massive cost is the lvp flooring materials 10K which was quoted at 8.5 per square foot and ripping up the floors 4555$ for both tile and engineered wood. The Wood was the bigger cost at 2900. If I skip out on 2 of the bathrooms the $1500 tile cost should be lower and the material cost should go down as well. I also am open to picking out a different flooring entirely and checking with the contractor to see if I can buy my own flooring...

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ptreckel

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WOW. Your flooring and stairs are absolutely beautiful! What is your reason for wanting to replace hardwood with LVP?

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mimimomy
last year
Lovely home. What is it you don't like about what you have? Why not wait until you can get a firmer idea of what you want, and you will potentially have a better budget? It doesn't look like (from the photo) that anything is unliveable at this moment. Just a thought as it seems like you have a pretty tight budget.
Haley Johnson
last year
I think what you have now looks so classic and beautiful.
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It's impossible to say without knowing the mode of failure. Is the adhesive coming off the tile? Off the wood? Is there glue transfer.? Was the proper amount of adhesive used? Is it debonding everywhere? Is is limited to areas where there may be low spots? What's the indoor RH? What's the wood moisture level. Were the areas that are debonding prematurely subjected to excessive foot traffic? This is why you need a professional inspector.
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M Riz
last year
Did you just buy this home? What style are you trying to get to? I think for any real help, you would have to describe your style so even though you are doing this in a budget, in the end it all ties together.
A Gilmore
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Thank you all for your feedback! Yes we own it. Honestly I just would like for my home to look modern and tile isn't modern to me. The main reason I want to replace flooring is because I want to rid of the tile and the home needs new carpet. There are a few areas with minor cracking and I also strongly dislike the look of tile. I would rather replace the tile now while the home is empty as it would be less of a hassle. I initially thought it would be easier to just replace all the floors rather than finding something to match the enhineered hardwood. I decided on LVP because I have kids and a dog and I wanted something waterproof to replace the tile and didn't want to have to try to match the LVP with the hardwood.

However, we ultimately decided just to keep the hardwood stairs and engineered wood floors. But since we already see signs of aging in the tile we are still going to replace it. I decided to go with the CORE LVP Flooring in Roswell Hickory in the tiled areas. Any thoughts on it and how it may pair with my floors (another pic is below)? This will be $8K to do plus the cost of carpet install which is $2K. It's right on budget! I'm hoping it ties together with our hardwood and I'll top everything off with a new coat of paint before moving in.

Our floor dark floors are in the living and dining room, but all other main areas are tile. So the new CORE LVP will be in the kitchen, kitchen nook, laundry room, entry way and all bathrooms. The floor transition will be dark to match the dark wood areas. Most bedrooms are carpeted and will be replaced with carpet. This really just applies to the main area.

Another picture of my floors...
cubby14
last year
I would not put wood look LVP next to those beautiful wood floors. If you want to replace that tile either do another tile or a LVP that does not look like wood.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last year
Get unfinished flooring and have it done to match what you have. I am not an oak lover but the choice is simple replace what you do not like with flooring finished to match what you have.
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la_la Girl
last year
I agree with the above, I would not change the wood that is there and I think the best approach with the tile given your budget is thoughtfully adding some very nice rugs. I wonder if the current wall color emphasizes the yellow in the tile?
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The wood you have on your stairs is lovely. It might be darker than you wanted, but it's classic, beautiful and timeless. Replacing that boring tile with the same color wood will be an instant improvement. Work with a flooring vendor who can help you find engineered wood that will match your stairs (whether that involves staining or maybe they will have a good match ready to go).

Why do you want lighter floors? Is it to brighten the space, or is it to "update" it? That can still be accomplished with the right paint colors, furnishings and good lighting. Conversely, swapping out decent wood with a lighter color wood or LVP may not necessarily be the automatic update you were hoping for.

Here are some examples of how warm brown flooring can look good with many types of decor:

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BeverlyFLADeziner
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Don't think that LVP is a forever floor like wood, tile, or stone. Now that LVP has become popular the stories about it failing are just beginning to come to the market. Looks like you have a pretty nice home. Vinyl is not a stable material. It tends to shrink. Then gaps begin to open up between the planks. Once that happens the floor begins to warp.

Installing LVP will simply devalue the home. Not a good choice.

https://www.whatisvinyl.com/problems-with-vinyl-plank-flooring/

https://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/flooring-forensices-lvt-flooring-failures-and-what-to-be-on-looking-for-when-considering-vin

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/4066423/vinyl-plank-floor-problems
tozmo1
last year
Do not put LVP in that space and certainly not in the entire house. IMO, LVP is the flooring of last resort. Unfortunately I am having to resort to it in a lower level of my house that is on a slab because there is nothing other than tile that will withstand possible moisture issues.

Have you considered carpeting your stairs and adding area rugs to the living spaces over the tile? Not ideal I know, but it would buy you some time to add to your budget.

Ideally you would restain the engineered and then add to it in the other spaces.
chinacatpeekin
last year
Adding my vote to match your existing (and very nice) wood flooring with more wood flooring, not fake wood-look LVP. And definitely not gray, please. I’ve had hardwood flooring in my home, including the kitchen, for almost 40 years. Yes, kids, pets, life- It wears beautifully, and can be refinished if needed.
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BeverlyFLADeziner
last year
Here are Houzzers complaining about the constant maintenance of LVP floors.

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5838482/smudges-footprints-paw-prints-all-over-luxury-vinyl-plank-flooring,

tozmo1, be careful, you cannot put LVP on any floors that are damp, and if you get water in your basement, the floors just might come up. Gluing down a vinyl composition floor is a better choice if you think you might get water in the basement. Check out Armstrong Flooring.
tozmo1
last year
@BeverlyFLADeziner Thanks so much for the warning. My floors aren't damp, I even checked them with a moisture meter, but up until a year ago, I had major water issues due to a problem with the foundation that $14K fixed beautifully! I'm still a bit guy shy on putting down anything that would be damaged with actual water coming in and also, insurance companies have begun to stop insuring hardwood, engineered hardwood and laminate on lower levels in my area due to hurricane damage expenses. But they will insure LVP since it's just labor to pull up and put back down. That said, I haven't checked out Armstrong composition flooring so I'll give it a look. I have a soft spot in my heart for Armstrong. They gave me my first job offer out of college many years ago. Thanks for the idea.